reel in
See also: reelin
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reel in (third-person singular simple present reels in, present participle reeling in, simple past and past participle reeled in)
- (fishing, transitive) To bring (a fish etc.) out of the water by winding the line on which it is caught onto a reel (e.g. of a fishing rod).
- (idiomatic, transitive) To bring in (e.g. by attractive offers or persuasion); to lure.
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(fishing) bring out of the water
bring in
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